The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1887-12-10
WASHINGTON LeTTER.


WASHINGTON, Dee. 6, 1857.
Already | have reported to you
tho current capital gossip concorn-
Ing the Cabinet changes es-that Mr.
Lamar will be translated to the
Supreme Bench, that Postmaster
Genral Villas il to succeed him,
and ,hat NH. Dickinson Of Michi-
gan, will 30 the lat.er's successor.
Stfll another rumor Is that Mir.
Whitney expects 70 resign from
1.-The Cabinet unless bis health
greatly improves within THE nest
two months, his friends claiming
that q man ofthe vast wealth and
great social prominence of the
present Secretary Of the Navy,
cannot afford to cndangor hls ex-
istenco by further deyoting him.
self 90 Till oncIous duties incum-
! bent upon hIm.
Many Now York Democrats
were extremely solicitous for the
President to go Is Till oll homo III
Buffalo and vote ii the Iatn eIcc-
tion, and much disappointment
was felt that He did not crafty
public expectation ID that respect.
But the President had good
reason for absenting himself, us be
had learned from Trustworthy
sources, that His presence at the
polls woul have been the occasion
Of an undigniiied and unseemly
| demonstration on the pant Of d
! club Of intensely partisan Repub-
/ licans, as it was thor uHpatrioti,
purpose to challenge Mr.. Cleye,
land \ right to vote, on the oroun,
/ that he is not now 4 legal resident
q Of Buffalo. In view Of this ex-
= posed conspiracy, it is doubtful i
j Mf. Cleveland again votes during
+ Ms Presidency, and when Iii
Z. motive Is understood, it will b
applaaded BY ali unbiased minds
i. AIessrs Carlisle and Randall
i arc both in the city, and Will
neither is willing 10 take the pub
llc into biz confidence, through III
medium Of the press, it is hight
y probable chat these great leader
d may have an informal conference
! before the meeting Of Congress
n with the view Of making tie tw
j wings Of the Democracy fla
4 together" Oh the tariff question
III the language of Alr. Randa
i during i sp ech il the Fortynint
q. Congress.
Il The forthcoming report Of Se'
4. retary FaitchlId il awaited wit
4 no ordinary degree Of interest )
i the financial world, as it IS expec
q ed that be viii take advance
1 ground o. the questions Of Il
of Treasury surplus, and the siIy'
n currency That the Secretary
J. laborlously and carefully applyir
IL himself to the important undc
r. taking that deyolyes upon him,
a, eYi fenced by the fact that to a
n compiish it lie has for several da,
a. confined himself to the privacy I
his home, in order not to be diver
n cd from his work by visitors
be the Department.
in Secretary Lamar in his repor
a which IS completed but not y
N published, recommends that Il
ed Interstate .CommerceICommissi'
I be detached from the Interi
4 Department and made directly r
sponsible to Congress OF the Pres
Re dent for its acts, as at present Il
of Secretary Of the Interior on
o. ofIielstes in the capacity of dl
on bursting officer for the Commlssi'
a. lit appearing that he has
n jurisdiction over that, body at a
N There is a great pressure
ne business at the Ge8eral La
Office ia the way Of Issuing agi
y. cultural patents, 2400 having be
,v made out during tie Dasf mont